IEEE Tech for Humanity Series @ SXSW Interactive 2018

IEEE is hosting its seventh-annual IEEE Tech for Humanity Series at the annual SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas March 9-18, 2018! Curated in partnership with SXSW, the series convenes some of the world’s leading innovators and technologists to discuss the impacts of technology on the future of humanity.

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IEEE is hosting its seventh-annual IEEE Tech for Humanity Series at the annual SXSW® Conference in Austin, Texas March 9-18, 2018! Curated in partnership with SXSW, the series convenes some of the world’s leading innovators and technologists to discuss the impacts of technology on the future of humanity.

IEEE’s 18-event series includes a SXSW Keynote with William Hurley (aka “whurley”), a SXSW Featured Session with world renown inventor and philanthropist, Dean Kamen, and a SXSW Featured Panel on Extreme Bionics, which includes Hugh Herr, Co-Director of MIT’s Center for Extreme Bionics, Aimee Mullins, actress, model and world-record setting NCAA athlete and Hans Georg Naeder, third-generation CEO of Ottobock, the world’s largest prosthetics and orthotics manufacturer.

Our full lineup, including solo and panel discussions, meet ups, SXSW official party and tradeshow experience are highlighted below with links to the official SXSW Schedule! Please note that dates and locations are subject to change. For the official programming, please refer to the SXSW Schedule.

✱✱ A valid SXSW badge is required for all IEEE sessions and meetups at SXSW unless otherwise noted.

THE ENDLESS IMPOSSIBILITIES OF QUANTUM COMPUTING

Quantum computing isn’t just a possibility, it’s an inevitable next step. During his SXSW Keynote, "The Endless Impossibilities of Quantum Computing," William Hurley (”whurley”), Strangeworks CEO and IEEE Chair, Quantum Computing Working Group Chair discusses how it will forever change the computing landscape and potentially shift the balance of international power.